Malta made their official debut at the
1985 Games of the Small States of Europe, where they achieved the bronze medal. The team was equally successful at the
next edition. Then they did not win another medal again until
the 1997 tournament. They surprisingly won the silver medal after defeating
Luxembourg in the semifinals, and losing to
Cyprus in the final. In 2001 and 2003, Malta joined the qualifying stages of the
EuroBasket for the
2003 and
2005 editions respectively. However, they failed to qualify for both tournaments, as the team finished with six losses in six games played each time. Malta also participated in all the editions of the
European Championship for Small Countries, but did not win any medal until 2010, when they beat
Moldova for bronze. In 2012, they won the bronze again and in 2014, Malta lost to
Andorra in the final 66–63 to take home silver. On 1 July 2018, Malta won their first official title after beating
Norway, by the score of 75–59 in the final of the
2018 European Championship for Small Countries.
Samuel Deguara claimed the MVP title. After this success, Malta decided to take part in the
Games of the Small States of Europe in 2019. ==Competitive record==